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Lai Kuan-lin
Lai in March 2019
Born	(2001-09-23)23 September 2001 (age 23) Taipei, Taiwan
Other names	Edward Lai
Occupations	Rapper singer actor film director
Musical career
Genres	K-pop C-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2017–2024
Labels	Cube YMC[a] Swing[a] Hot Idol[1]
Formerly of	Wanna One Wooseok x Kuanlin United Cube
Musical artist
Chinese name
Chinese	賴冠霖
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lài Guānlín Wade–Giles Lai Kuan-lin Southern Min HokkienPOJ Lōa Koan-lîm
Korean name
Hangul	라이관린
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Lai Kuan-lin, also romanized asLai Guanlin and better known mononymously asGuanlin, (Chinese:賴冠霖;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Lōa Koan-lîm;Hangul: 라이관린, born 23 September 2001) is a Taiwanese rapper, singer, actor, and film director. He is known for finishing seventh onsecond season of reality competition seriesProduce 101 and was a member of the South Korean boy bandWanna One.^[2] He also formed a duo withPentagon'sWooseok asWooseok x Kuanlin in March 2019, underCube Entertainment.

Lai was born inTaipei, Taiwan. Under his English name Edward Lai, he lived inLos Angeles, US for five years until he returned to Taiwan. He attendedLin-kou High School.^{[citation needed]}

Lai was recruited byCube Entertainment during the Cube Star World Audition in Taiwan in 2016. In 2017, Lai participated in the second season ofProduce 101, representing Cube Entertainment. He ranked seventh during the final episode with 905,875 votes,^[3] securing him a place in the show's project boy groupWanna One underYMC Entertainment.

In November 2017, Lai appeared in labelmateJeon So-yeon's music video for her single "Jelly".^[4]

As well as being active as a Wanna One member in South Korea, Lai is also active in China, receiving an offer from skincare brand Dr. Jart to be their brand ambassador,^[5] resulting in a great success for the company with over₩900 million (US$800,000) of the endorsed product being sold in 56 minutes.^[6]

After Wanna One's disbandment on 31 December 2018, Cube Entertainment announced that Lai would focus on solo activities in China and that he would debut in a new boy group later in the year. He was confirmed to be the guest on variety showHappy Camp.^[7][8]

In January 2019, Lai was confirmed as male lead in Chinese dramaA Little Thing Called First Love.^[9][10] Lai, alongsideYoo Seon-ho and Ha Neul, were chosen as new models for TBJ clothing brand in February 2019.^[11]

On 20 February 2019, Cube Entertainment announced that Lai would participate in a new group project alongsidePentagon'sWooseok titledWooseok x Kuanlin.^[12] The unit released their debut extended play,9801, on 11 March, with the title song, "I'm a Star".^[13][14][15] Lai held his first fanmeeting 'Good Feeling' on 6 April atOlympic Hall inSeoul.^[16] Followed byBangkok (20 April),Singapore (30 April),Taipei (4 and 20 May) andHong Kong (11 May).^{[17][18][19][20]}

In July 2019, Lai requested to terminate his contract with Cube Entertainment. One of the claims Lai made was that Cube Entertainment had sold his artist management rights in China to a third party without notifying him. After the legal dispute, Lai moved his career to China. On 17 June 2021, the Seoul Central District Court ruled in Lai's favour and ended his contract with Cube Entertainment.^[21]

In June 2020, Lai was cast in youth dramaDon’t Think About Interrupting My Studies as the main lead, Lin Xiao Ran, alongsideLi Landi as Nan Xiangwan.^[22]

In 2021, Lai debuted as film director for the short filmEm Chu Em Nie Zi Bo (Winter & Spring Are Fighting). The film won for the month of June 2021 in the Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards. Lai won best director while the short film won Best of Fest, Best Cinematography, Best Leading Actress and Best Costume Design.^[23]

In June 2024, Lai photographed with a female companion, sparking rumors of a romantic relationship. Two days after the photos surfaced, he announced his decision to "switch career paths" and retire from the entertainment industry, with speculation that he will focus on being a film director.^[23][24]

In 2018 and 2019, Lai Kuan-lin became an ambassador for Dr.Jart+,^[5]MGTV International APP,^[25] Chinese Social Assistance Foundation^[26] and Green Carpet Action (Marie Claire x China Green Foundation).^[27] He has endorsedNongfu Spring (农夫山泉), TBJ,^[11]L'Oréal^[28] andDowny,^[29] KM Pharmaceutical (XYLIS),^[30] Perfect Diary,VIVLAS Lipstick, Wolong Nuts and elleair.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2021, Lai announced support for cotton fromXinjiang in mainland China, after some companies had expressed concerns abouthuman rights abuses. The premier of Taiwan,Su Tseng-chang, later said that some of Taiwan's celebrities were selfish for expressing support for Xinjiang's cotton, and said that generations of people had worked hard in Taiwan to achieve democracy and its respect for human rights.^[31]

• U & Cube Festival 2019 in Japan (23 March)^[32]

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